Microsoft has announced plans to increase the price of the Xbox Series X console and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.
The price of the console will rise in August in most countries excluding the US, Japan, Chile, Brazil and Colombia, while Game Pass prices will increase in July in most markets excluding Norway, Chile, Denmark, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia.
“We’ve held on our prices for consoles for many years and have adjusted the prices to reflect the competitive conditions in each market,” Kari Perez,Microsoft’s head of gaming communications, said in a statement to VGC.
As reported byThe Verge, starting on August 1,Xbox Series Xwill cost £479.99 in the UK, €549.99 across most European markets, $649.99 in Canada and $799.99 in Australia.
XboxSeries S pricing will not be changing in any markets.
From July 6, the monthly price of an Xbox Game Pass subscription for console will increase from $9.99 to $10.99 (£7.99 to £8.99 / €9.99 to €10.99).
At the same time, the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price will increase from $14.99 per month to $16.99 (£10.99 to £12.99 / €12.99 to €14.99).
PCGame Pass pricing will not be changing.
The decision to increase console pricing follows a similar move bySonylast August, when itraised the PS5 price by up to 12.5%in numerous countries.
Further reading
Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X pricing will matchPS5’s in the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia.
The Xbox maker also increased the price of its first-party gamesfrom $60 to $70 this year, starting with May’sRedfall.
